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Less Than Jake Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida, formed in 1992. The band consists of Chris DeMakes (guitars, vocals), Roger Lima (bass, vocals), Buddy Schaub (trombone), Peter "JR" Wasilewski (saxophone) and Matt Yonker ...
, a
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ska punk Ska punk (also spelled ska-punk) is a fusion genre that mixes ska music and punk rock music. Ska punk tends to feature brass instruments, especially Horn (instrument), horns such as trumpets, trombones and woodwind instruments like saxophones ...
band. Less Than Jake's first full-length LP ''
Pezcore ''Pezcore'' is the debut full-length album released by the American ska punk band Less Than Jake through Dill Records. Release and legacy It was originally released on Dill Records in 1995 on CD and cassette. The album reissued on Asian Man in ...
'' debuted in August 1995, featuring such staples as "Liquor Store" and "My Very Own Flag", originally on Dill Records. Shortly following the release of ''Pezcore'', the band was signed to Capitol Records. They debuted on the major label in 1996 with ''
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''. The album was full of the band's wry, fast-paced brand of ska-punk anthems, producing such fan favorites as "Johnny Quest Thinks We're Sellouts," "Jen Doesn't Like Me Anymore," and "Automatic". In 1998 the band released ''
Hello Rockview ''Hello Rockview'' is the third studio album by ska punk band Less Than Jake, released on October 6, 1998. Produced by Howard Benson, it is the band's second and final album on Capitol Records, and recorded at Mirror Image Studios in Gainesville, ...
'', one of their most acclaimed albums. In September 2000, the band released '' Borders & Boundaries''. While it was neither as commercially successful or as musically appreciated as previous releases initially, the album was a display of significant growth for the band, showcasing much more mature music than the band had ever shown before. Still, the album provided fans with two instant hits in "Look What Happened" (which received minor airplay on college stations) and their hometown anthem, "Gainesville Rock City" (which received some airtime on MTV2). Less Than Jake returned to major label status with their next album ''
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'', releasing the 2003 LP on Warner Bros./Sire Records. It featured hit singles in both the US and the UK, with "She's Gonna Break Soon" (which spent a couple weeks on TRL), "The Science Of Selling Yourself Short" (#36 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart). The DVD retrospective "The People's History of Less Than Jake" appeared a month later, featuring both professional and bootleg recordings of the band, as well as home movies of the members' own creation. In April 2006, the band released the four-song EP, ''Absolution for Idiots and Addicts'', followed a month later with their next full-length, ''
In with the Out Crowd ''In with the Out Crowd'' is the sixth studio album by American ska-punk band Less Than Jake, released on May 23, 2006 on Sire Records. Produced by Howard Benson, who had previously worked with the band on their third studio album, '' Hello Rock ...
'', on Sire Records. The album, while still receiving generally positive reviews, was viewed far more negatively than compared to previous albums. On June 24, 2008, the band released ''
GNV FLA ''GNV FLA'' is the seventh studio album by American rock band Less Than Jake, released on June 24, 2008, on their own label Sleep It Off Records. Following the poor reception to their sixth studio album '' In with the Out Crowd'' (2006), the band ...
'' on their own label
Sleep It Off Records Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida, formed in 1992. The band consists of Chris DeMakes (guitars, vocals), Roger Lima (bass, vocals), Buddy Schaub (trombone), Peter "JR" Wasilewski (saxophone) and Matt Yonker (d ...
. This album was widely viewed as a welcomed return to the sound and musical style heard on their early records. In 2011, members of the band stated their distaste for full-length studio albums, and suggested that the band will be releasing only EPs in the future. The band subsequently released ''
Greetings from Less Than Jake ''Greetings from Less Than Jake'' is an EP by American ska-punk band Less Than Jake, released on 20 June 2011 on Sleep It Off. Described as the band's "287th release," the EP was released to coincide with their appearance on the Warped Tour 2011, ...
'' in 2011 and its follow-up, ''
Seasons Greetings from Less Than Jake ''Seasons Greetings from Less Than Jake'' is an EP by American ska-punk band Less Than Jake, released on February 16, 2012 on Sleep It Off. Released in conjunction with the band's twentieth anniversary, the EP is a follow-up to the band's previou ...
'' in 2012. The band went back on their comments in 2013, and released the full length album '' See the Light''. Their EP '' Sound the Alarm'' was released in 2017, and in 2020, their latest album ''
Silver Linings ''Silver Linings'' is the ninth studio album by American ska punk band Less Than Jake, released on December 11, 2020. It is their first studio album in little more than seven years (their longest time between albums), their first full-length rele ...
'' was released.


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Notes * A Released as a promotional single only. * B Released in the UK only.


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